Manga about young shogi player launched in 2007 // The 17th volume of Chika Umino's March comes in like a lion manga revealed on Tuesday that the manga is...
Hakusensha published the 15th volume in December 2019.
The story centers on Rei, a solitary player of shogi (a Japanese board game related to chess), and his relationships with a neighboring family. He becomes acquainted with Akari, and two young girls, Hinata and Momo, who also have have a large number of cats.
The manga haswon the Manga Taisho,
Kodansha Manga Awards' Best Shōjo Manga award, and the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prizes' Grand Prize.
The manga inspired two 22-episode anime seasons in 2016 and 2017.
The manga also inspired two live-action films. The first film premiered in March 2017 and the second film premiered in April 2017.